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- July 23, 2006More from Boone Pickens
I posted a quote the other day from Boone Pickens. Some more: Be willing to make decisions. That’s the most important quality in a good leader. Don’t fall victim to what I…
- July 18, 2006Maybe We Should Leave That Up to the Computer
From the NY Times, an interesting read (PDF). An excerpt: Models have other advantages beyond their accuracy and consistency. They allow an organization to codify and centralize its hard-won knowledge in a…
- July 18, 2006T. Boone Pickens on the Value of MBA
Last night on Nightline, T. Boone Pickens (made 1.4 billion in 2005) reminded the fawning reporter: “I have been broke 3 or 4 times. But fortunately for me I’m not an MBA,…
- July 17, 2006Wishes, Hopes and Desires
Janice Dorn sent in nice feedback: Without realizing it, people tend to perceive things according to how they want to see them, suggests a new study, soon to be published in the…
- July 10, 2006Malaysia Trend Trader Seeks Relief
Feedback from a reader in Malaysia: Hi Michael, First of all I would like to say THANK YOU for writing what must (or should) be the most important finance theory book of…
- June 22, 2006Orin Kramer: Chair of the State of New Jersey Investment Committee
Orin Kramer is Chair of the State of New Jersey Investment Committee and a General Partner of Kramer Spellman, L.P. managing private investment partnerships concentrated in public equities. He spoke the other…
- June 21, 2006Mark J. Walsh: Trend Following Success
Mark J. Walsh was not a Turtle, but Mark was close enough to the Turtle experiment and Richard Dennis early in his career to learn the ins and outs. Now 20 years…